I Want It That Way Chords & Tabs

by Backstreet Boys

[Intro]
Em CG
yeah
Em  C  G

[Verse]
        Em     C  G
You are    my fire
       Em      C G
The one    desire
       Em      C  G 
Believe   when I say
Em          D   G 
I want it that way
      Em      C   G      Em  
But we   are two worlds apart
       C    G        Em  
Can't reach to your heart
      C   G 
When you say
     Em         D    G 
That I want it that way

[Chorus]
         C 
Tell me why
                     D     Em  
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
         C 
Tell me why
                    D    Em  
(Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
          C  
(Tell me why)
               D        G 
I never wanna hear you say
 Em         D    G  
(I want it that way)

[Verse]
     Em     C G 
Am I   your fire
        Em     C G
Your one    desire
      Em         C    G  
Yes I know, it's too late
    Em         D    G 
But I want it that way

[Chorus]
         C 
Tell me why
                     D     Em  
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
         C 
Tell me why
                     D    Em 
(Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
          C  
(Tell me why)
               D        G 
I never wanna hear you say
 Em         B       
(I want it that way)

[Bridge]
Em                         G/D        
Now I can see that we're falling apart
          C                  Am    D 
From the way that it used to be, yeah
     Em                   G/D            
No matter the distance I want you to know
      C                  D    
That deep down inside of me...

[Verse]
       C      D Em
You are    my fire
       C      D Em
The one    desire
     C 
You are
             D        G     Em       D   
You are, you are, you are  (I want it...)

[Chorus]
D                         
Don't wanna hear you (say)
D                    E   F#m 
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
D                    E  F#m
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
D              E        A 
I never wanna hear you say
F#m        E    A 
I want it that way

[Chorus]
         D 
Tell me why
                    E    F#m 
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
         D 
Tell me why
                    E  F#m 
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
         D 
Tell me why
               E        A 
I never wanna hear you say
F#m        E    A 
I want it that way
         D 
Tell me why
                    E    F#m 
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
D                   E  F#m 
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
         D 
Tell me why
               E        A 
I never wanna hear you say
F#m        E    A 
I want it that way
      F#m         E    A 
Cause, I want it that way